Legislature Selects Leaders, Committees

Important leadership and committee positions were filled by the Alabama House and Senate during the recently concluded 2019 Organizational Session.

In the 105-seat state House, Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) of District 25 was elected to his
first full term as Speaker and Rep.
Victor Gaston (R-Mobile) of District 100 was re-elected to his third term
as Speaker Pro Tempore. The 77 members of
the House Republican Caucus re-elected Rep.
Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) of District 24 as Majority Leader while
the 28 members of the House Democratic Caucus re-elected Rep. Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) of District 53 as Minority
Leader.

In the 35-seat state Senate, which is led by Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth (R), Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) of District
12 was re-elected to his third term as Senate President Pro Tempore. The 27 members of the Senate Republican
Caucus re-elected Sen. Greg Reed
(R-Jasper) of District 5 as Majority Leader while the 8 members of the Senate
Democratic Caucus elected Sen. Bobby
Singleton (D-Greensboro) of District 24 to his first term as Minority
Leader.

Importantly to Alabama’s banks, House and Senate leaders
released the leadership and makeup of the two committees that primarily deal
with banking-related legislation.

In the House, Rep.
Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) of District 80 was named Chairman of the 13-member
House Financial Services Committee, while in the Senate, Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) of District 17 was named Chairman
of the 15-member Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.

Interestingly, only 11 of the 28 legislators serving on
these two committees also served on one of these committees in the previous
quadrennium. The full committee makeup
is as follows:

House Financial
Services Committee

Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City), Chairman

Rep. Jimmy Martin (R-Clanton), Vice-Chairman

Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham), Ranking Minority Member *

Rep. Merika Coleman (D-Birmingham)

Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)

Rep. Kelvin Lawrence (D-Hayneville) *

Rep. Thad McClammy (D-Montgomery)

Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) ^

Rep. Jeff Sorrells (R-Hartford) ^

Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette) *

Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden) *

Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) ^

Rep. Rich Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa)

Senate Banking and
Insurance Committee

Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville), Chairman

Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer), Vice-Chairman

Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham), Ranking
Minority Member

Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Montgomery) ^

Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery) *

Sen. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva) ^

Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Spanish Fort) ^

Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) ^

Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) *

Sen.
Randy Price (R-Opelika) ^

Sen.
Dan Roberts (R-Birmingham) ^

Sen.
Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)

Sen.
Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) *

Sen.
Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)

Sen.
Tom Whatley (R-Auburn)

* indicates incumbent legislator who did not previously
serve on committee

^ indicates legislator serving first term in House/Senate

The 2019 Regular Session begins on March 5. Stay tuned for announcements in the near future about the Alabama Bankers Association’s 2019 Legislative Agenda. Any questions about the association’s advocacy programs? Contact ABA VP of
Legal and Governmental Affairs Jason Isbell at jisbell@alabamabankers.com.